# 1875 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 1 November 1875. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Eleven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | 28 | ?? | 16 | 44 |
| Liberal | 18 | ?? | 0 | 18 |
| Irish Home Rule | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1875 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 8 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 50% | 29% | 3,039 |
| Liberal | 7 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 43% | 45% | 4,770 |
| Home Rule | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 7% | 26% | 2,815 |
Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Bower * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Crosfield | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Pearson * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Holder * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hughes * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Rowland Minton * | 764 | 60% |
| | Liberal | Samuel Bennett Jackson | 520 | 40% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | 20% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,004 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,284 | 64% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Fell Steble * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Henry Jennings * | 383 | 51% |
| | Liberal | Edward Browne | 373 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,027 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 756 | 74% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Brocklebank jun | 978 | 52% | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Boyd | 919 | 48% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 4% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,741 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,897 | 69% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ronald McDougall | 1,012 | 51% | |
| | Conservative | James Tarbuck * | 973 | 49% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 2% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,070 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,985 | 65% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Owen Hugh Williams * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles. Tricks Bowring * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Home Rule | Laurence Connolly | 2,815 | 60% | New |
| | Liberal | William Williams * | 1,887 | 40% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 928 | 20% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,622 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,702 | 49% | |
| | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Allison Watson * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Whitty * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Durning Holt * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

## By-elections
### No. 16, North Toxteth, 6 November 1875

Caused by the death of Alderman Charles Turner MP which was reported to the Council on 25 October 1875. This position was filled by the election of Councillor Joseph Harrison (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1 November 1873) as an alderman.
No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Leyland | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Aldermanic Election, 22 May 1876

The death of the Mayor, Alderman Peter Thompson was reported to the Council on 22 May 1876.
Former Councillor Andrew Boyd (Conservative, Rodney Street, last elected 24 September 1875 to 1 November 1875) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 22 May 1876.

### No. 14, West Derby, 3 August 1876

Caused by the resignation of Alderman John Stopford Taylor.
Councillor Edward Samuelson (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1874) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 19 July 1876.
No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Nicol | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### No. 3, Vauxhall, 6 September 1876

Caused by the death of Councillor James Whitty which was reported to the Council on 4 October 1876.
No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | Charles McArdle | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | | | Swing |